winy

1 7.4

Having a taste or smell like wine

adjective
/ˈwɪni/

: vinoso

The sun comes up gloriously out of the sea, deepening it to a winy purple in its light.

Examples

The dish was enhanced by a winy sauce that complemented the meat beautifully.
The cheese had a rich, winy aroma that made it very appealing.
I haven't had a bad experience with my phone service provider, except for some tiny-winy problems.

Blog text (28)
She poured a glass of the fragrant, winy red, perfect for the evening.

Synonyms

grapey

vswiny

1 6.0

Having the taste or smell of grapes

refers to wine quality rather than plain grape flavor

winey

vswiny

1 7.4

Having the taste or smell of wine

is the same meaning but differs in spelling form

vinous

vswiny

1 9.9

Having the taste or smell of wine

focuses on direct taste or smell rather than general association

grapy

vswiny

1 7.5

Having a taste or smell like the fruit used to make wine

highlights wine flavor specifically rather than grape fruitiness

How Winey

winy

1 7.4

vinous

1 9.9

Surface Forms

winy positive

Morphology

winy = wine (transparent) = wine + y

Direct, regular derivation from the noun 'wine' with the adjectival suffix '-y' (orthographic drop of final 'e' is minor), so the meaning 'having qualities of wine' is clear.

Etymology

The word winy comes from the word wine plus the ending -y, which means 'having' or 'full of', so winy simply means 'having the taste or smell of wine'.